Which is your favorite reload manual????

Lyman #49 is the only paper manual I've personally purchased. Fortunately, the internet offers a lot of great published information - as well as individual commentaries. Just remember that one would always be wise to cross-reference non-published data before diving into it.

NO FAIR!!!:banghead: Why do you insist that I choose a favorite reloading book? All the others will get mad and start to give bad data and it will be all YOUR fault. I really do not have any that I would pick above all the others. I take all the info available and make an "educated guess' reduce by 10% and start to load. Always worked so far for me so until it does not I will continue as is. BTW when I was starting out and learning from my grandfather, I DID follow the EXACT recipe until I gained experience enough to know what was SAFE.

I only shoot pistol and reload jacketed and plated bullets.
I use the LEE manual and on-line powder and bullet reloading data plus annual softbounds.
I do stray from published data ( like Frogo207) using safe practices.

Nosler, Sierra then Hornady in that order. I have a couple more, but I really have always liked my Nosler 6 the best.

That's easy! Lyman's!

2nd favorite would be the One Book, One Caliber Loadbook series.

Loadbooks USA

I have the latest Lee, Lyman, and Speer plus all the latest going back to when I began reloading in the 70s. The one that goes on the bench whenever I begin setup, is the Loadbook USA. I just got the new .45 A.C.P. from the cover 1,561 Proven & Tested Loads 62 Various Bullet Designs 44 Different Powders. The publisher thanks 13 different powder and bullet manufactures, from Accurate Arms Co. to Winchester. For pure load data on just one caliber these are hard to beat.

Sierra. Maybe because it opens like a note book and stays open while lying on the bench. Also maybe because I use Sierra bullets 4 to 1 compared to other manufacturers and I always seem to have that particular manual open.

speer-speer-speer- and more speer.
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